Listening to Mothers' Voices of Children's Play Challenges and Changes during Social Distancing

Autor/inn/en	Dewhirst, Courtney Beers; Casey, Erin
Titel	Listening to Mothers' Voices of Children's Play Challenges and Changes during Social Distancing
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21 (2023) 2, S.256-270 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dewhirst, Courtney Beers)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X231153079
Schlagwörter	Mother Attitudes; Play; Parent Child Relationship; COVID-19; Pandemics; Barriers; Family Work Relationship; Child Care; Social Isolation; Parenting Styles; Disease Control; Well Being; Preschool Children; Child Development; Phenomenology; Interpersonal Competence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mutterliebe; Spiel; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Soziale Isolation; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	This study explores how mothers in the US described challenges to their children's (ages birth to eight) play experiences at home during social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus. Understanding their lived experiences is valuable because it will add insight into the effects of this unique time period on the critical role parent-child interactions play in children's physical, social, and emotional well-being. Using a phenomenological design, interviews with 14 mothers revealed a common experience in which play efforts were altered at times due to challenges related to social distancing and COVID-19. Four themes described these challenges: Lack of Parent Resources and Support, Work and Child Care Balance, Children's Struggles with Social Isolation, and Children's Uncertainty Regarding COVID-19. Mothers believed it was their responsibility to keep their children engaged in play as part of their childcare duties. They struggled to balance work and childcare, did not always enjoy playing with their children, and desired alone time to recover during this challenging time. They sought to best meet their children's needs but had to make allowances to their parenting practices and play attitudes. The authors discuss how more intensive parenting philosophies could be difficult to sustain when society does not operate as usual. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01